The County of San Mateo has been an active partner in establishing the Regional Training and Development Consortium for Public Agencies, a collaboration between 20 agencies in San Mateo County and the County of San Mateo. The purpose of the Consortium is to provide training and development programs, management tools, and resources to public sector agencies.

Instructor-Led Training Consortium Offerings include:

In addition the Consortium offers an array of Health & Safety and Softskills online sessions.

Current members include:

  • Atherton
  • Belmont
  • Brisbane
  • Burlingame
  • Central County Fire
  • Colma
  • Daly City
  • East Palo Alto
  • Foster City
  • Half Moon Bay
  • Hillsborough
  • Highland Recreation District
  • Menlo Park
  • Pacifica
  • Peninsula Clean Energy
  • Portola Valley
  • Redwood City
  • SamTrans
  • San Bruno
  • San Carlos
  • San Mateo
  • San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department
  • South San Francisco
  • Woodside
  • and the County of San Mateo

Do you want to know more?

  • If your organization is a Consortium member and you'd like to learn more about Consortium-sponsored programs, contact your HR department.
  • If your agency is not a Consortium member but you'd still like to attend a Consortium program, contact your HR department to discuss this possibility.
  • For cities interested in membership, contact Gabe Aponte at gaponte@smcgov.org

Training Consortium Coordinators

Agency

Contact Name

Contact email

Contact Title

Town of Atherton

Anthony Suber*

asuber@ci.atherton.ca.us

Deputy City Manager/City Clerk

City of Belmont

Alison Bell

abell@belmont.gov

Management Analyst

City of Brisbane

Abby Partin

hrstaff2@brisbaneca.org

Director of HR

City of Burlingame

Maria Saguisag – Sid

msaguisag-sid@burlingame.org

Human Resources Director

City of Burlingame

LaTonia Silva

lsilva@burlingame.org

Senior HR Analyst

Town of Colma

Pak Lin

pak.lin@colma.ca.gov

Administrative Service Director

Town of Colma

Juan Rumayor

jrumayor@colma.ca.go

Human Resources Analyst

City of Daly City

Karen Fong

kfong@dalycity.org

Human Resources Analyst

City of Daly City (t)

Bonnie Woo (t)

bwoo@dalycity.org

Senior Management Analyst

City of East Palo Alto

Irene Camarena (t)

icamarena@cityofepa.org

Human Resources Manager

City of East Palo Alto

Irma Martinez (t)

imartinez@cityofepa.org

Human Resources Assistant

City of Foster City

Arlene Gonzales

agonzales@fostercity.org

Office Assistant II

City of Foster City

David Liu

dliu@fostercity.org

Human Resources Analyst

City of Half Moon Bay

Lisa Rossi

lrossi@hmbcity.com

Administrative Services Director

City of Half Moon Bay

Ernest Azevedo

eazevedo@hmbcity.com

HR Analyst

Highlands Recreation

Jeff "JB" Brier

generalmanager@highlandsrec.ca.gov

General Manager

Highlands Recreation

Cynthia Fregoso

cfregoso@highlandsrec.ca.gov

Administrative Assistant

Town of Hillsborough/Central County Fire

Anca Stratianu

astratianu@hillsborough.net

HR Manager

City of Menlo Park

Edith Pham

empham@menlopak.org

Management Analyst I

City of Menlo Park

Daniel Mendoza

dvmendoza@menlopark.org

Management Analyst II

City of Menlo Park

Elizabeth Zhao

yzhao@menlopark.org

Human Resources Technician

City of Pacifica

Edwin Ng

eng@ci.pacifica.ca.us

HR Analyst

Peninsula Clean Energy

Catherine Hansen

chansen@peninsulacleanenergy.com

HR Manager

Town of Portola Valley

Corie Stocker

cstocker@portolavalley.net

Assistant Town Manager

Town of Portola Valley

Diego Ramirez

dramirez@portolavalley.net

Administrative Analyst

City of Redwood City

Vanessa Lopez (t)

dmickens@redwoodcity.org

Human Resources Manager

City of Redwood City

Maria Greco

MGreco@redwoodcity.org

HR Analyst

City of San Carlos

Lucille G. Mesias

Mesiaslmesias@cityofsancarlos.org

HR Analyst

City of San Carlos

Angie Rodriguez (t)

arodriguez@cityofsancarlos.org

Human Resources Manager

City of San Bruno

Lucia Marquez

lmarquez@sanbruno.ca.gov

HR Assistant

City of San Mateo

Waylen Leopoldino (t)

wleopoldino@cityofsanmateo.org

Senior Human Resources Analyst

City of San Mateo

Waylen Leopoldino

wleopoldino@cityofsanmateo.org

Senior Human Resources Analyst

County of San Mateo

Gabe Aponte

gaponte@smcgov.org

Learning & Development Manager

San Mateo Consolidated Fire District

Jennifer Crims

jcrims@smcfire.org

Senior HR Analyst

San Mateo Transit District

Van Pham

phamv@samtrans.com

HR Analyst

San Mateo Transit District

Julie Herron

herronj@samtrans.com

HR Assistant

City of South San Francisco

Yvette Mindeguia

yvette.mindeguia@ssf.net

Senior HR Analyst

City of South San Francisco

Dawnee Hahn-Smith

Dawnee.Hahn-Smith@ssf.net

HR Analyst

Town of Woodside

Cindy Safe

csafe@woodsidetown.org

Administrative Service Manager

Town of Woodside

Melissa Cardinale (t)

mcardinale@woodsidetown.org

Assistant to the Town Manager

 Updated 6/26/2024

* Working Committee Member
(t) Alternate Contact - use for training announcements